Ayodhya, July 5 (IANS) Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust treasurer Govind Dev Giri, facing flak over the donation theft controversy, clarified on Sunday that he was hurt, saddened and ashamed over the incident and was never involved in the cash counting process. Breaking his silence on the controversy getting murkier by each day, the Temple Treasurer said that he resides in Pune, remains on the move for religious discourses and visits Ayodhya only once a month.”I did not take a single rupee f…
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Chamoli, July 4 (IANS) Amid the ongoing controversy over the embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, similar allegations regarding offerings made at Shri Badrinath Dham have surfaced, prompting the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) to order a formal enquiry into the matter. BKTC President Hemant Dwivedi said the temple committee has taken the allegations circulating on social media seriously and has constituted an enquiry committee to examine the claims in a fair and tr…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Commenting on the controversy surrounding the alleged misappropriation of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Dr. Vaishnavi Jagdamba Nandgiri, Mahamandaleshwar of the Kinnar Akhara and Juna Akhara on Saturday said the matter requires an impartial investigation and that whoever is found guilty must be punished. Speaking to IANS, Dr. Vaishnavi Jagdamba Nandgiri said, “Whether it is the Chief Minister, the Prime Minister, or the President, whoever intervenes in this ma…
Lucknow/Ayodhya, June 26 (IANS) The alleged multi-crore embezzlement of devotees’ donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya took a major turn on Friday, with Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust General Secretary Champat Rai and Trust member Anil Mishra stepping down from their posts. Their resignations came amid growing scrutiny over the handling of temple donations and the ongoing investigation into the alleged misappropriation of offerings.All eight accused who had been arrested earlier wer…
Ayodhya, June 26 (IANS) Mysuru-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj, who created the Ram Lalla idol for Ayodhya’s grand temple, is shaken and shocked by reports of theft of donations by the same temple staff, who collected and managed crores of cash and jewellery offerings from devotees in India and abroad. The noted sculptor, however, stood behind the Temple Trust officials, particularly its general secretary Champat Rai, calling him a “symbol of simplicity and uprightness.”Arun Yogiraj, speaking …
Ghaziabad, June 26 (IANS) Spiritual leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Friday reacted to the Ram Temple donation theft row, saying that one or two resignations are not enough and that the matter requires a thorough investigation. He also said that holding a position is not as important as upholding religion.Speaking to IANS, Acharya Pramod Krishnam said, “This theft did not take place at any trader’s shop or a businessman’s factory. This is the loot of people’s faith. One or two resignations do n…
Ayodhya, June 26 (IANS) Days after alleged misappropriation of funds at the Ram Temple stirred a national controversy, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust chief Champat Rai and Trust member Anil Mishra stepped down from their positions, credible sources said.According to information shared by the UP government’s Director of Information, both the key Trust members have resigned from their positions. Both are understood to have stepped down on moral grounds. The development comes as a major …
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Commenting on the alleged Ram Mandir donation pilfering controversy in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) President, Alok Kumar, on Thursday said an FIR should be registered immediately. He stressed that any diversion of offerings made to Lord Ram’s temple amounts to an injury to the faith of the Hindu community. Speaking to IANS, Kumar said the matter is “sad and unfortunate” and urged swift legal action following reports of irregularities.“An…
Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said on Wednesday that it has presented the chargesheet in court against a former Block Development Officer (BDO), an Executive Engineer, and five others in a case of embezzlement of government funds. A statement said, “ACB J&K has filed a charge-sheet before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, in FIR No. 02/2020 of Police Station ACB Baramulla against six public servants and one beneficiary contrac…